The 63-year-old has caused waves in the Kirk. He has said that parents were putting kids off church by forcing them to go and listen to a minister “rabbiting on”.

And he said it was just as easy to connect with God in Starbucks as it is in a church. The minister of St Andrew’s Parish Church in Bo’ness is also a self-confessed rap fan.

He said: ”Some rappers are coming up with really good rhymes and thoughts.”

He is also a fan of U2 and Radiohead. Mr Bogle has written most of the songs on his album and one ballad, Maggie, is a heartfelt tribute to his mother, written on the eve of her funeral. He said: “When we were kids, she used to say that if we stood tall and faced the world, we could make a difference.”

The minister hopes to boost church attendance after it was revealed there are just 500,000 members of the church today compared to 900,000 in 1981.

This year he turned up at T in the Park to encourage revellers to take up religion.

He also said children were more likely to be interested in God if religion formed just another part of dinner table chat.